Hodish language

Modern Reformed Hodish; Mødern Réfohrm't Hødinisch
Regulated by	Kømítah dé Hødinisch Schprahche
Spoken in	Hodiny
Total speakers	1
Family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English Hodinian Hodish; ; Old Hodish; Middle Hodish; Modern Hodish; Modern Reformed Hodish; ; ; ; ; ;
Type	Artlang

Hodish is a Germanic language. It is a constructed language being constructed by Duke Dylan I of the Duchy of Hodiny. Below is the alphabet, and a sample text can be found on the wiki page Duchy of Hodiny. The current form is called Modern Reformed Hodish. Written out, it is to a degree mutually intelligible with English, but when spoken it isn't as easily translated. It is gradually moving away from English, and more towards German. Duke Dylan has said before about Hodish, "My goal is to make it a rough sounding language, like German." Hodish is regulated by the KHS, also called the Kømítah dé Hodinisch Schprahche. MR Hodish has 30 letters, and Duke Dylan is working on creating a conscript version of Hodish for anyone to learn.

Alphabet

Aa (a like in cat)
Åå (ah like in law)
Bb (b like in bat)
Dd (d like in ding)
Ee (eh like in elf)
Éé (ay like in way)
Ff (f like in fight)
Gg (g like in geek)
Hh (h like in hive)
Ii (i like in lick)
Íí (ee like in bee)
Jj (y like in yacht, ee like in geek at end of words)
Kk (k like in king)
Ll (l like in like)
Mm (m like in many)
Nn (n like in nice)
Oo (o like in good)
Øø (oh like in glow)
Pp (p like please)
Rr (r like in rat)
Ss (z like in zap, s at end of words)
Tt (t like in taunt)
Uu (uh like in blunder)
Üü (oo like in glue)
Vv (v like in Vladimir)
Xx (ks like in slacks)
Ýý (ee like in geek)
Zz (ts like in pets)
þ (th like in thorn)
ß (s like in sat)

Letter Combos

Au represents the ow sound like in now.
Eu represents the oy sound like in coin.
Qt represents the j sound like in just.
Cz represents the ch sound like in check.
Ch represents the guttural ch sound like in Bach and loch.
Ah is used for the first time in a word in place of å, å is used every time after (like in mahkå).
Oh is used in place of ø whenever in front of r like in or board, and when in front of l like in Noland.
E is used as a schwa at the ends of words.
Ý is only used at the ends of words, in demonyms, in place of í/j.
Eh is used for the short e. Technically, just plain e is also acceptable, and both spellings of words with that sound in them are both acceptable.

Numbers

Sír - 0

Ín - 1

Vü - 2

Czj - 3

Vohr - 4

Fív - 5

ßijx - 6

ßív - 7

Et - 8

Nin - 9

Ínsír - 10

Ínín - 11

Ínvü - 12

Ínczj - 13

Ínvohr - 14

Ínfív - 15

Ínßijx - 16

Ínßív - 17

Ínet - 18

Ínin - 19

Vüsír - 20

Vüín - 21

Vüvü - 22

Vüczj - 23

Vüvohr - 24

Vüfív - 25

Czjsír - 30

Vohrsír - 40

Fívsír - 50

ßijxír - 60

ßívsír - 70

Ezír - 80

Ninsír - 90

Ínhündert - 100

Vühündert - 200

Czjhündert - 300

Íntausnd - 1000

Vütausnd - 2000

Vütausndínßijx - 2016

Ínsírtausnd - 10000

Hündertausnd - 100000

Míln - 1000000

Bíln - 1000000000

Tríln - 1000000000000

Evolution of Hodish

Hodish has been in construction since mid-2013, before Hodiny existed. It started as a mainly gibberish language named Dylanian. It looked something like this from what little records have been gathered:

Hæ. I æmpf Dylan, wænd I æmpf mākn na lāňgwij kold Dylanian.

Translation: Hi. I am Dylan, and I am making a language called Dylanian.

Dylanian became Zylandian after a code attempt made by the rebels in the Springfield Revolution. It became Centish after that, and soon Ërsten, which was renamed Old Hodinian.

English to Centish

English: Hello. My name is Dylan Emborough, and I am writing in a language called Hodish. I made this language.

Dylanian: Hæ. Mersh nām ix Dylan Emborough, wænd I æmpf riteeň inna lāňgwij kold Hodish. I māded thish lāňgwij.

Zylandian: Hei. Mein naam iz Dylan Emborough, vand Ii bim riiteeňg inna lāngtheeňg kold Hodish. I maad tis lāngtheeňg.

Centish: Hi. Mei naamnə əz Dylan Emborough, vand Ii bəm riiteeňg ən ə laaňgwijtheeňg kold Hodish. Ii maad dis laaňgwijtheeňg.

(Language abandoned till 2014ish)

Old Hodinian/Oold Hoodineein: Heloo. Mii naam iz Dilin Embroo, aand Ii aam riiteeng in u laangwi|\ käld Hoodißh. Ii maad þis laangwi|\.

New Hodinian/Nū Hoodinēin: Heloo. Mī nām iz Dilin Embřoo, ānd Ī ām řītīň in ə lāňgvi|\ khäld Hoodiš. Ī mād þis lāňgvi|\.

(Language abandoned till October 2015)

Hodish

Old Hodish/Ältu Hoodißh: Häloo. Mee'saa nämä es Dilin Embroo, aand Ii aam reet'eeng in aa laang nämä't Hoodißh. Ii mäkä't þis laang.

Middle Hodish/Mitl Hødixh: Salü. Më'sé nåmå es Dilin Embrø, ë Î ém rët'ëng in é léng nåmå't Hødixh. Î måkå't þis glheþ.

Modern Hodish/Mødairn Hødin'léng: Hålø. Mijn nåmå es Dilin Embrø, ë Ik bin rët'ëng in glheþ nåmå't Hødin'léng. Ik måkå't dås glheþ.

Modern Reformed Hodish/Mødern Réfohrm't Hødinisch: Hålø. Mijn Nahmå es Dilin Emborø, ünd Ich bin hrø'ung ahn Schprahche nahmå't Hødinisch. Ich mahkå't dås Schprahche.

Dialects and Offshoots

Zln

Zln used to be Middle Hodish for slang, but it has now evolved into meaning lazy, a name that quite befits this dialect, more like a language now due to its decreasing similarity to Hodish, especially with the introduction of MR Hodish. Here is a sample of Zln:

Hlø. Mij nåmuz Dilin Embrø, ëjijm rëdëng in glheþ nåmåt Zln.

This one is an offshoot dialect of Middle Hodish/Mitl Hødixh. It retains many of the same spellings, except this is the most widespread version of what was at the time Hodish due to the inability of many people to pronounce Hodish right. Zln for Hodish Language is Hødixh Léng

Hødsrilik

This is a version of Hodish (offshoot of Modern Hodish (not MR Hodish)) written in the Cyrillic script. The only thing different is the way it is written and a few tweaks to how it sounds. Otherwise it sounds a lot like Modern Hodish.

Ånlæhån

Ånlæhån is an official language of Fredeliglan (now named Anlehan, after the language). This one was meant to be based off Middle Hodish but also bring back some Old English elements. Written out, you didn't have to know any of it to be able to figure out what it says if you know English well enough. This was created by Fredeliglan's President Lily. Ånlæhån was split into two different dialects that were quite different, but still mostly mutual intelligible. Ånlæhån for Hodish Language is Hödiš Lång. Ånlæhån's two dialects, Åmlædåm and Mådrn Ånlaahån, both have different ways of pronouncing Hodish Language.

Åml: Dödiš Låmg
Måd Ånl: Hødiš Låň

Ā/É and Ē/Í

A new rule in Hodish respelled many words. It replaced the Romance É and Germanic Í with the Baltic Ā and Ē, respectively. It is a source of controversy. One proposal is to make the two variants different languages. If so, this new one with Ā and Ē would be called Baltodish.

Baltodish

Baltodish is the proposed dialect of Modern Reformed Hodish with Baltic elements.

Baltodish: Ēch mahkå't dahs Schprahche. Dahs Schprahche es nahmå't Hødinisch. Prēmrē farvēātn'n es Ā ünd Ē.

MR Hodish: Ich mahkå't dahs Schprahche. Dahs Schprahche es nahmå't Hødinisch. Prímrí farvíétn'n es É ünd Í.

Kømítah dé Hødinisch Schprahche

The Kømítah dé Hødinisch Schprahche is the regulating body of the Hodish language. It's literal translation is Committee of Hodish Language. It used to be 'Kømëtå dé dj Hødixh Léng', but the word for 'the' was taken out, and the spelling reordered. It's two members are Dylan Emborough and Nick Kaos. Dylan Emborough is also a member of Flaré's regulating body.

Translations

Language	Text
English	Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards each other in a spirit of brotherhood.
Old Hodish	Ärteechlaa een daa dee Uunvrs'al Dechlahraaxhn daa Huumn Rech'led: Äldaa huumn peepv'led är boorm't vrii ekvl in tigniixhj ee rech'led. Daa är gäv't viþ juufeech ee bränzhnts ee xhod acht tuu aach utr in aa xhprt daa bruudair'ns.
Middle Hodish	Årtëklå ën dé dë Ünvrs'al Deklåréxhn dé Såvj Rek'led: Åldåm såvj pëpv'led år'sé børm't vrei ekvl in tignëxhj ë rek'led. Dé år gåv't viþ jüfëk ë brånžnts ë xhod åkt tü ék ütr in é xhprt dé brüdair'ns.
Modern Hodish	Årtëkl ën dé dj Üntivrs'al Deklåréshn dé Såvj Rek'led: Åldåmbu såvj pëpv'led år'sé børm't vrij ekvl in tignëshj ë rek'led. Dé år gaaf't viþ jüfëk ë brånžnts ë shod åkt tü ék ütr in é shprt dé brüder'ns.
Modern Reformed Hodish	Ahrkl ín dé Üntivrsch'ahl Deklahréschn dé ßahvj Recht'n: Ahldåmbe ßåvj pípv'n ahr bohrm't vrij í ekvl in tigníschj í recht'n. Dé ahr gaaf't viþ jüfík í brahnžnz í schod ahkt tü ék ütr in é schprt dé brüder'ns.

Mutual Intelligibility Table

English	Ånlæhån	Mådrn Ånlæhån	Åmlædåm	Zln	Mødern Réfohrm't Hødinisch	Deutsch (German)
one	en	en	em	ën	ín	eins
yellow	łilö	jįlø	łilö	ilø	ílø	gelb
noodles	nüdål'læd	myüdål'laad	müdål'ed	nüdlled	Nüdel'n	Nudeln
water	œåtįr	våtër	œåtîr	våsr	Vahßer	Wasser
pepper	pæłepair	péjepr	pæyepair	fefr	Pfefer	Pfeffer
German	Jermin	Qtrmen	Jermim	Qtrmin'låndair	Grøßesisch, Deuczisch	Deutsch
base	bæs	baas	bæs	kåmfrmt	sahklådj	Base
dinner	dįnr	dinr	dimr	züpr	ßupr, Ahbndéßn	Abendessen
fire	fërə	fëru	fëru	pîr	Pijrø	Feuer
river	rįfvr	rįfvr	rįfvr	Flüs	Žréchah, Flüs	Fluss
breakfast	brekfst	brekus	brekfüsht	brék fjüxht	Früschtük	Frühstück
woman	vmn	voulmn	vomm	femin	Mahdkn	Frau
girl	gorl	gorl	gorl	femin	Femin	Mädchen
light	lįtëə	lįtëu	litëu	lëkt	Licht	Licht
lawn	læn	laan	laam	loun	Grahs	Rasen
empire	åmpær	åmpr	åmpæjær	ëmpërëum	Rijch	Reich
birthday	brþdæ	brthdaa	brtddé	børmtåg	Bürtstahg, Küchintahg	Geburtstag
beer	bër	bër	bër	alkøhålu	Bíor	Bier
language	lång	lång	låmg	glheþ	Schprahche	Sprache
cake	cüsåkå	küskå	küsku	kåku	Küchin	Kuchen
love	ləv	luv	luv	lëbu	Lüf	Liebe
apple	įpl	įpol	įpil	épulu	Ahpålå	Apfel
eat	įåt	ëåt	æyåt	étu	ésn	essen
star	štör	stør	str	Xhtrn	Schtjerne	Stern